Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-09
WASHINGTON.
Opposition to the Application of Trans.
Continental Lines to be Released
from Section Four.
Character of tho Only OoIored Man
In the signal Service.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..

WASHINGTON, June 8.--All of the inter-
state commerce commission except
Chairman Cooley, were present at to-
days session. E. n. Taft, counsel for
Sutton & Co., of New York,
representing the Clipper ship lines,
read a statement in opposition to
the application of the trans-continental
railroad lines to be released from the
operation of section 4 In referring to
what ne understood to be On agreement
between the trans continental lines and
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company TO
endeavor to secure the suspension of
section four Mr.. Taft said that Gould is
a prominent candidate for the presidency
OF one Of these lines, so that the relations
between the companies promises to
resemble a marriage OF royal families.
As an Illustration of the nature of
the competition which the Clipper
lines are compelled to meet
Mr.. Taft produced tariff
sheet of the Southern Pacific Railway
Company offering 10 take freights for
California from several hundred interior
and eastern cities and towns at the
through rate charged from New York to
California. He said that this virtually
amounted TO 8 rebate to these points. If
the Clipper lines took freight from New
burg for California, they would require
the shipper to pay the charges from the
interior towns to New York city.
THE COLORED MAN BOUNCED.
WASHINGTON, June S.-An order has
been issued by the War Department di-
recting the dismissal "Without character
Of w. H. Green, the only colored man
that has ever been admitted to the Signal
Service. His appointment about three
years ago and assignment at Pensacola
caused stir.
NATIONAL COAST PATROL.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Secretary Fair
CHILD issued to-day g circular in regard
to contagious diseases, in which he says:
"In order to assist local authorities in
the maintenance of quarantine against
the introduction of contagious diseases,
as provided in section 472, Revised Stat
utes, the act OF April %, 1878, and the
appropriation acts authorizing the Presi-
dent to maintain quarantine at points of
danger, the President has deter
mined to establish, by means of
vessels of the revenue marine
2 national patrol of the coast of the
United States, and SO far as il may be
practicable under existing law and con-
sistent with the performance of other du-
ties confded TO that service" The cir
cular contains special instructions to
commanding officers OF revenue cutters
to cruise actively upon the outer lines of
their cruising grounds and to exercise
special vigilance in speaking all vessels
arriving from foreign ports, or from in
feCted ports of tae United States. Spe-
cialIregulations to aid local quarantine
authorities will be promulgated hereafter
should the occasion require.
COMING HOME.
WASHINGTON, June Information
has been received at the White House
thst the President end party expect to
arrive there by Saturday.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The following
pensions were granted to-day William
G. Wade, Pilot Point; William F. War
caser, Pittsburgh; John Vale, Roma;
Edward Walker, China Springs; j. S. V.
M. Hatch, Linn Flat, increase; D. Close,
Del Rio.